Robert Walsh is a four-time graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in accounting, MBA in taxation and MS and PhD in economics. Currently he is an associate professor and director of the accounting programs at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. He has over 25 years of experience as a professor and academic administrator at universities in Texas, Indiana, New York and Florida. Prior to entering academia, he was on the audit staff of Deloitte and in the tax department of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He maintains an active CPA license in the state of Texas and is on the Accounting Educators Liaison Board and the Tax Policy Committee for the Texas Society of CPAs.